Package of adhesive bandages or the like



Sept. 19, 1950 ROGERS PACKAGE 0E ADHESIVE BANDAGEs 0R TEE LIKE FiledSept. 2, 1948 v .'STAT f in position for removal.

o Patented Sept. 19,1950

' escasos PACKAGE F ADHESIVE BANDAGES 0R THELIKE raul I. Rogers,Richman-Hill, N. Y. ApplicationSeptember 2, Serial No.47,360

f1 f AThis invention relates to :packages of` adhesive bandagesorthelike. J s 'l `In the drawing:` l

la Figure lfriis aplan view of a package embodying f form of a ilatrectangular envelope holding a number of individual adhesive bandagesdisposed side by side' in a row. In the package shown,

' spaces are provided for six such bandages, which are identified by thereference letters A to F inclusive in the drawing.

Each adhesive bandage in itself is of the iamiliar type, comprising astrip of adhesive tape I (Figures 2, 3v and 3+A) the adhesive side ofwhich carries a central gauze pad 2, the exposed adhesiveand the gauzepad being protected by overlapping pieces of crinoline 3 and 4. Theadhesive bandage is enclosed in an individual wrapper 5 of glassinepaper or the like, which is sealed longitudinally. rby adhesive 6. Theends of each wrapper 5 may also be sealed individually but this isunnecessary in the package of the inven-v tion, the closure thereofbeing otherwise provided for, as later described. y

The envelope comprises rectangular bottom and top sheets of paper, I0and II respectively, the upper sheet II being perforated centrallyalongv the line I2 (Figure 1)' to permit tearing open the package sothat theupper sheets unfolds into two halves I3 and I4 (Figure 2),providing access to the interior. The vbottom and top layers of theenvelope are sealed together by adhesive I9 running all along lthe edgesof the package and underlying the crimped or compressed areas 20, 2|,22, 23 adjacent the four edges. `The adhesive along the side edgesl 20and 2| of the package also enters into the otherwise open ends of thebandage packages A to F inclusive, closing and sealing the same.

`In Figure 2, packages A, B 'and E are indicated Packages C and D areindicated as having already been removed and adhesive spots 25 by whichthe variouspackages are fastened onto the bottom layer I0 of thelolaims. lomos- 56) envelope are thus exposed. The package FV isindicated as having its wrapper 5 partially torn away so as to exposethe crinoline 3 and l. The

packages A to F are spaced as close together as conveniently possiblebut eXtra-space is provided between the end packages A and F and theends of the envelope to provide space for the adheto the sheet Hl, whichmay at this time be in the form of a web, by the adhesive spots 25. Thegluev i9 around the areas 20, 2l, 22 and 23 may be simultaneously,previously or later applied to either or both of they elements m and Il.Application of pressure or heat and pressure joins the layers I and lltogether and also causes the adhesive to enter and seal the open ends ofthe packages A to F. A sterilizable glue is preferably used for thispurpose, so that the whole package maybe sterilized in an autoclave orin any other convenient manner. f

The adhesive spots 25 are preferably of nonsterilizable glue which willbe partially or wholly inactivated during sterilization, thus permittingeasy removal of the individual packages A to F when the package is open.The individual packages A to F may also be enclosed in wrappers 5 of waxpaper or the like, which is stuck temporarily to the layer IIJ by theapplication of heat and becomes loose upon the sterilization of theentire package. While it is preferred as above stated for convenienceinmanufacture that the top and bottom sheets Ill and I I, which form theenvelope, be joined by adhesive around all four edges and be otherwiseseparate sheets, it will be apparent that a single sheet of double thewidth and folded so as to eliminate the need for sealingalong one orboth of the edges could be utilized without departing from the inventionin its broader aspect.

What is claimed is: j

1. A package of adhesive bandages or the like comprising a rect/angularenvelope formed oi a pair of flat rectangular sheets joined together byadhesive around all four edges, and an aligned row of individuallywrapped packages within the envelope and having their Wrappers joinedthereto by 4the adhesive at the side edges thereof, and the individualpackages being spaced apart and the end packages of the row being spacedfrom the end of the envelope by distances greater than the distancebetween packages.

2. A package of adhesive bandages or the like comprising a rectangularenvelope formed of a 'pair of flat rectangular sheets joined together byadhesive around all four edges, and an aligned row of individuallywrapped packages within the envelope and having their wrappers joinedthereto by the adhesive at the side edges thereof, and the said adhesivebeing sterilizable and the individual packages being also attached toone of the said sheets intermediate its side edges by inactivatednon-sterilizable adhesive.

3-. A package of adhesive bandages or the like comprising a rectangularenvelope formed of a pair of flat rectangular sheets joined together byadhesive around all four edges, and an aligned row of individuallywrapped packages within the envelope and having their wrappers joinedthereto by the adhesive at the side edges thereof, and the said adhesivebeing sterilizable and the packages being also attached to the other ofthe 4. A package of adhesive bandages or the like comprising arectangular envelope having upper and lower layers meeting along an edgeand along the ends of the envelope, a plurality of individual packageseach having a wrapper and arranged spaced apart and side by side, in analigned row within the envelope, and adhesive joining the individualpackages to the envelope and sealing the layers of the envelope togetheralong the said edge and along the ends of the envelope, the individualpackages adjacent the ends of the envelope being spaced therefrom by adistance greater than the distance between the individual packages.

PAUL I. ROGERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Kerr Nov. 6, 1943

